NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1 Readme

April 2022

This file contains important information about the NI-RFSG Playback Library, including system requirements, and installation instructions.


Overview

New Features

Supported Hardware

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Application Software Support

Installation Instructions

Installed Software

File Locations

Accessing the API

Accessing the Help

Finding Examples

Product Security and Critical Updates

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Legal Information


Overview

NI-RFSG Playback Library allows users to generate waveforms saved in the technical data management streaming (TDMS) file using the NI-RFSG driver. These TDMS files can be created from the NI RFmx Waveform Creator. You can use the NI-RFSG Playback Library to download multiple waveforms to the NI-RFSG vector signal generator memory. You can then generate all these waveforms using either a single script or multiple scripts. The playback library internally retrieves waveform properties from database to calculate and apply appropriate settings on the NI-RFSG driver.

New Features

NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.3 includes the following new features:

  • Support for LabVIEW 2021 (32-bit and 64-bit)

NI-RFSG Playback Library 20.6 includes the following new features:

  • Support for PXIe-5832

NI-RFSG Playback Library 20.0 includes the following new features:

  • Support for LabVIEW 2020 (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Support for PXIe-5841 with PXIe-5655

Supported Hardware

Visit NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.

To view information for your device:

  • Select your hardware model in the dropdown list on the page to view compatibility information for your device.
  • Type your hardware model number in the dropdown list on the web page to filter the list of available devices.

Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.

System Requirements

NI-RFSG Playback Library has the following requirements:

  • Processor—1 GHz 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 4 GB RAM *
  • A screen resolution of 1,024 x 768
  • Windows 10, with all available critical updates and service packs

* Depending on the amount of data acquired and/or processed, a larger amount of memory may be required.

Supported Operating Systems

NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1 supports the following 64-bit operating systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note    NI-RFSG Playback Library no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.

For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit http://www.ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.

Application Software Support

NI-RFSG Playback Library supports the following application software versions, including service packs. You should install application software, such as LabVIEW or Microsoft Visual Studio®, before installing NI-RFSG Playback Library. If you are not using NI application software, refer to Microsoft Visual Studio Support.

Application Software Versions Supported by NI-RFSG Playback Library
LabVIEW 2018, 2019 SP1, 2020 SP1, 2021

Required Software

  • NI-RFSG 14.5 or later
  • NI-RFSG .NET Class Library 14.5 or later *

* NI-RFSG .NET Class Library is required only for .NET support.

Microsoft Visual Studio Support

If you are using the NI-RFSG Playback Library .NET Class Library, .NET Framework 4.0 (minimum) is required. The NI-RFSG Playback Library .NET Class Library can be used with Visual C# or Visual Basic .NET in any Visual Studio version that can target .NET Framework 4.0.

Installation Instructions

Download the NI-RFSG Playback Library installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.

Notes

  • If Windows Update is enabled, the installation process might hang if Windows Update interferes with the installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Run-Time. Visit ni.com/r/exjq43 for more information and steps to resolve this issue.
  • If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.

Installed Software

  • <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
    • Program Files (x86)\National Instruments\MeasurementStudioVS2010
  • <NIDir> is an alias for the following National Instruments file folder location:
    •  Program Files (x86)\National Instruments 
  • <SYSDIR> is an alias for the following file folder location:
    • Windows\SysWOW64 for 32-bit programs and Windows\System32 for 64-bit programs

File Locations

Item Installed Location
DLLs <SYSDIR>
Header files

<NIDir> \Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\include

Import Library files
  • 32-bit: <NIDir> \Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib32\msvc
  • 64-bit: <NIDir> \Shared\ExternalCompilerSupport\C\lib64\msvc
.NET Class Libraries
Assemblies <MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.ModularInstruments.NIRfsgPlayback.Fx40.dll
<MSTUDIOVS2010DIR>\DotNET\Assemblies\Current\NationalInstruments.Common.dll

Accessing the API

NI-RFSG Playback Library palette VIs are available from the Functions » Measurement I/O » NI-RFSG Playback Library palette.

Accessing the Help

Documentation for NI-RFSG Playback Library is located at Start » National Instruments » NI-RFSG Playback Library » NI-RFSG Playback Library Documentation. The documentation set is composed of the following documents.

Document Format Description
NI-RFSG Playback Library Help HTML/Windows Help Contains primary help content for NI-RFSG Playback Library. This help file is an HTML version of a traditional user manual that includes the following information:
  • An introduction to NI-RFSG Playback Library
  • How to get started with application development
  • A complete reference for all NI-RFSG Playback Library programming functions and VIs
NI-RFSG Playback Library 21.8.1 Readme HTML (this document) Contains information about supported hardware and operating systems, new features, fixed issues, and legal notices.

Finding Examples

You can access all the installed NI-RFSG Playback Library examples at Start » National Instruments » NI-RFSG Playback Library » NI-RFSG Playback Library Examples.

For the most recent revisions of documentation and for newly released documentation, visit ni.com/manuals.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. For information about critical updates from NI, refer to Available Critical and Security Updates for NI Software.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.

For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.


Legal Information

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices

You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:

  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
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